Dustin Reeds – Cat Fish King (Official Audio 1972) | Alternative Reality Radio

The official remaster of "Cat Fish King" by Dustin Reeds. A nostalgic 1972 acoustic folk-rock fable turning a grandfather's fishing legend into a moving meditation on grief and memory. ▶️ Subscribe to Alternative Reality Radio:    / @alternativerealityradio   ═══════════════════════════════════ 📻 ABOUT THE ALTERNATIVE REALITY TRACK Continuing the allegorical and deeply personal storytelling of his 1972 masterwork, Dustin Reeds looks to his family history on "Cat Fish King." The song is rooted in a tall tale his grandfather used to tell about hooking a massive, shimmering blue-and-gold catfish in the dead of night, a story the rest of the town dismissed as the ramblings of an old man. Shortly after his grandfather passed away, a grieving Reeds returned to the same waters and claimed to have seen the mythical fish himself, complete with his grandfather's rusted hook still caught in its jaw. Driven by raw acoustic strumming and a mournful harmonica, the track transforms a simple fishing legend into a profound meditation on grief, belief, and the lingering presence of those we've lost. ═══════════════════════════════════ 💿 RELEASE DETAILS • Original Release Date: October 12, 1972 • Recorded: Early 1972 at Quadrafonic Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee • Label: ARR Records (Archival Reissue) • Format: Stereo • Genre: Folk Rock / Singer-Songwriter / Roots Rock ═══════════════════════════════════ 📜 LYRICS Grandpa told me stories He was 6 feet long Shiny blue and gold Oh the Cat Fish King Hidden deep in the water Oh the Cat Fish King Won’t you come up and talk to me I used to ponder And I used to wonder If he were just too good to be Oh the Cat Fish King Hidden deep in the water Oh the Cat Fish King Come on, Won’t you come up and talk to me Looked down in the deep Saw that rusted hook Then he slipped away Oh the Cat Fish King Hidden deep in the water Oh the Cat Fish King Won’t you come up and talk to me Oh the Cat Fish King Hidden deep in the water ═══════════════════════════════════ 🎵 RECOMMENDED IF YOU LIKE (RIYL) Neil Young, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Cat Stevens, 1970s Folk Rock, Acoustic Troubadours, Singer-Songwriter Classics, Heart of Gold Era, Storytelling Songs ═══════════════════════════════════ 🎧 EXPLORE THE ALTERNATIVE REALITY VAULT ⚡ More from Dustin Reeds:    • Dustin Reeds   🎸 1970s Classic Hits Playlist:    • 70s   ☮️ 1960s Classic Hits Playlist:    • 60s   🔥 1980s Classic Hits Playlist:    • 80s   ═══════════════════════════════════ 📡 SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE REALITY RADIO 🟢 Stream on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1pAfl... ☕ Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/alternativer... ═══════════════════════════════════ ✍️ ALTERNATIVE REALITY CREDITS • Performed by: Dustin Reeds • Written by: Dustin Reeds © 1972 Dustin Reeds / 2026 Alternative Reality Radio